ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8

CUỐI HỌC KÌ I - NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. convince B. provide C. driving D. with

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Question 2: A. watched B. wicked C. laughed D. helped

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Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of

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primary stress in each of the following questions.
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Question 3: A. around B. hockey C. morning D. language
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Question 4: A. informative B. grandparents C. minimize D. underwater

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
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following questions.
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Question 5: Kim speaks (A) English more (B) fluently in (C) the science (D) class.
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Question 6: Our (A) grandmother used to be telling (B) us fairy tales (C) when we (D) were small.

Question 7: Air pollution (A) is not good (B) for (C) our healthy (D).
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Question 8: He isn’t tall enough ______________ the books on the shelf.

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A. reach B. reaching C. to reach D. reached

Question 9: Would you like ____________ to my party?

A. to come B. come C. came D. coming

Question 10: You must look _______________ your children when they are playing.
A. around B. about D. down
C. after

Question 11: Nga ____________ have a holiday in Da Lat next summer.

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A. are going to D. is going to
B. will to C. is going

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Question 12: Lan ____________ going camping in the mountain.

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A. likes B. liking D. don’t like
C. like
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Question 13: She can do the homework ____________.
A. herself B. himself D. myself
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C. yourself
Question 14: There is a computer ____________ the middle ____________ the room.

A. in / in B. on / of D. on / in
C. in / of
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Question 15: .......... Linda ............her sister like cooking.

A. Both - either D. Both - or
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B. Both – and C. Both - but

Question 16: Lucy ____________ in Hanoi last year.
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A. live B. to live D. lived

C. living
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Order the words to make questions with question tags.

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 Question17: broke / bottles / didn’t they / those?

→__________________________________________________________

Question 18: has he / finished / he hasn’t / the project?

→__________________________________________________________

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in

each of the following questions.

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Question 19: A wedding is a meaningful event.

A. sad B. sorrowful C. important D. unimportant

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Question 20: The dog saw his reflection in the pool of water.
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A. imagination B. bone C. leash D. image
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Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in

each of the following questions.
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Question 21: In most countries, compulsory military service does not apply to women.
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A. mandatory B. beneficial C. optional D. superior

Question 22: He didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
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A. wasn’t happy B. didn’t care C.show concern D. didn’t want to see

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Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word and phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.

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NASA announced plans that are out of this world - literally! The space agency hopes to ___(23)___ humans
to the moon again by 2020. NASA hopes to make a giant leap - back to the moon. Back in 2005, the U.S.
space agency announced its plan to send four astronauts to the moon ___(24)___ the next 15 years.
NASA officials say the moon is just the first step. They hope future missions will take astronauts to Mars
and beyond. “We will return to the moon no later than 2020 and extend the human presence across the
___(25)___ system and beyond,” says Michael Griffin, the head of NASA. So far, the moon is the only
place beyond Earth that humans have visited. At 226,000 miles away, the moon is Earth's ___(26)___ space
neighbour.
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first astronauts to land on the
moon. They traveled there aboard Apollo 11. When Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he spoke these

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famous words: “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” During NASA's Apollo

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program, 12 American astronauts explored the lunar terrain. The last U.S. trip to the moon ___(27)___ in
December 1972.

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Question A. send B. have sent C. sending D. sent
23:
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Question A. at B. within C. on D. for

24:
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Question A. solar B. science C. life D. planet

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25:
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Question A. closer B. as close as C. closely D. closest

26:
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Question A. had finished B. will be finishing C. finishes D. finished

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Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the
following questions.

Did you ever see the movie The Wizard of Oz? A tornado sweeps up Dorothy and Toto, sending them to a
new world where there are witches and talking lions! That entire story is fiction, but tornadoes are real and
they are serious business. In fact, they can be the most dangerous storms of all.
Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones. They are shaped like a cylinder. They are born
in thunderclouds. The winds inside a tornado swirl around and around and can be more than 300 miles per
hour (mph). The winds are so strong that tornadoes can lift animals, cars, and even houses.
The United States has more tornadoes than any other country in the world. States such as Texas, Oklahoma,

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Kansas, and Nebraska are hit hard by tornadoes. This part of the country is known as “Tornado Alley.”

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Tornado season is during the springtime and summer. If the conditions are right, a tornado can happen any
time of year.

Question 28: Where do tornadoes begin?

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A. Underground

B. In the ocean
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C. In cyclones

D. In thunderclouds
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Question 29: Why does the author mention The Wizard of Oz at the beginning of the passage?

A. To give a history of tornadoes.

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B. To show that hurricanes are not real.

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C. To explain why tornadoes are dangerous.

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D. To give a famous example of a tornado.

Quetion 30: Based on the passage, people who live in Tornado Alley should ___________.

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A. think about moving to the United States.

B. expect tornadoes only during the summer.

C. be very familiar with the movie The Wizard of Oz.

D. be prepared for the dangers of tornadoes.

Question 31: The word conditions in the last paragraph means ___________.

A. dangerous hazards

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B. lucky feelings

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C. the way things are

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D. preparations
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Question 32: What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Tornadoes are dangerous storms that affect the U.S.

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B. Tornadoes are different from how they are in movies.

C. Some states get tornadoes more than other states.

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D. Many tornadoes do not cause a lot of damage.

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Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence
in each of the following questions.
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Question 33: He started learning French six years

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A. He has learned French for six years.

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B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.

C. He hasn’t learnt French for six years.

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 D. It is six years since he has learnt French.

Question 34: The woman was too weak to lift the basket.

A. Although she was weak, she could lift the basket.

B. She was so weak that she couldn’t lift the basket

C. The woman should have lifted the basket because she was so weak.

D. The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn’t very weak.

Question 35: "If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy.

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A. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.

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B. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.

C.

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Tom suggested not taking a break.
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D. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.
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Question 36: The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.

A. I have not been to the museum for a year.

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B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.

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C. My going to the museum lasted a year.

D. At last I went to the museum after a year.

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Question 37: He cannot afford a new computer.

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A. The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it.

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B. Therefore, he would buy a new computer.

C. So, he would buy a new computer.

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 D. The new computer is so expensive but he can buy it.

Question 38: “Let’s go on a walking today?”, said Trang

A. Jane suggested to go on a walking

B. Jane wanted us to going on a walking

C. Jane suggested going on a walking

D. Jane allow us to go on a walking

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Question 39: “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door?" said John.

A. John suggested to put a better lock on the door.

B.
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John asked why not putting a better lock on the door.
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C. John suggested putting a better lock on the door.
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D. John made us put a better lock on the door.

Question 40: Bad habits can do harm to our health.

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A. Bad habits cannot be harmful to our health.

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B. Bad habits can be harmful to our health.

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C. Bad habits can be harmless to our health.

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D. Bad habits can be harmful with our health.

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